Wat Pho Rang Inscription

Script

Pallava

Date

12th Buddhist century

Language

Old Mon

Face/Line

1 face, contains 7 lines of writing, breaks to 2 pieces, piece 1 contains 4 lines and piece 2 contains 3 lines

Material

slate

Form

plate, breaks to 2 pieces

Size

37.7 cm. width ; 31 cm. length

Accounting / Registration

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Found year

-

Found at

Wat Pho Rang Temple, Mueang District, Nakhon Pathom Province

Founder

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Exhibited

Phra Pathom Chedi National Museum, Phra Pathom Chedi Locality, Mueang District, Nakhon Pathom Province

Publish

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History

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Description

The inscription mentions an offering ceremony to a temple by 2 mediums.

Creator

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Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2552 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Georges Coedes, “The inscription at Wat Pho (Rang) Temple,” in Recueil des inscriptions du Siam : deuxieme partie : inscriptions de Dvaravati, de Crivijaya et de Lavo ([Phra Nakhon] : The Fine Arts Department, FAD, 2504), 53-58 (in Thai).
2) Phongkasem Sondhithai, “Knowlege from Wat Pho Rang Inscription (N.Th. 9),” Mon News 8, 35 (November-December 2546) : 9-11 (in Thai).
3) Thoem Mitem and Champa Yueangcharoen, “Wat Pho Rang Inscription” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 2 : Pallava and Mon Script, 12th-21th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 27-33 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number: CD; INS-TH-20, File Name; NT_001 and NT_002)